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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School rose to 12 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Kane County Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 95 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Aurora East USD 131 saw a chronic truancy rate of 19 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 711 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 95 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

Nicholas A. Hermes Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
13
15
10
96
93
94
2014
10
16
9
95
92
95
2015
7
17
9
93
90
94
2016
8
15
10
94
90
94
2017
12
19
11
95
90
94

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